Knutepunkt 1997

Knutepunkt 1997 was the first Knutepunkt-conference. It was held in Norway 1997.

This text is adapted from an old email located in the depths of my ancient filevault, where dragons roam.
Spelling errors and such are true to the original text. Ståle.

PROGRAM FOR KNUTEPUNKT (Short-version)

FRIDAY 10. January

16.00

Check-in open

Sign on «Loose Treads»: your favorite live-debate-issue

Make the exhibitions

Mingle in the Tavern

19.15 BLOOD-KNOT

BIG OPENING-SEREMONI: Knotting the Knots

Ropes, drums, heralds, speach.

20.00 «THIS MAKES THE LIVE TAKE-OFF!» Aud 1

Intro and Group-discussions about how to create the Ultimate Larp-experience. Summary

22.00 Time for socializing (and eating?)

Workshops open (Handicraft / role-experiments))

23.00 «DANCE-MUSIC-HAPPENING»

The different delegations teach the others a new dance/song o.s.

SATURDAY

10.00 SPECIAL KNOTS

Magic in Larp Aud 3

To create a world Aud 5

Parents-board-debate: What do we need to know? Aud 4

Workshop opens HF 2

Role-experimental-room Gr.room 9

11.00 Leadership in Larp - Tyrann or guider Aud 2

Common sence Gr-room 1

12.00 PRESENTATIONS (of larp and larp-groups) Foajeen

Dance-course A) (3 hours, nkr 50,-) Aud 3

13.00 LOOSE THREADS (YARNS) Gr-rom 1-8 (Aud 2, 4)

Many of you have interesting issues to discuss, here is your change to find mind-sisters. (3 x 1 hour)

15.00

Introduktion: De-roling: Aud 2

Ritual-workshop Aud 3

16.00 PRESENTATIONS Foajeen

De-roling: Psykodrama-workshop Gr-rom 1

Drum/music-workshop Gr-rom 4

17.00 SPESIAL KNOTS

Debate: Male and Female roles Aud 4

Economy for Organizers Aud 2

18.00 Logistikk (What to remember) for org. Aud 2

19.00 Breaking your Limits Aud 2

Catapults and warfare (history w. dias) Aud 4

Best by night (How to make Vampire-lrp) Aud 3

20.00 BLOOD KNOT

CONGRESS-DINNER RF-kjelleren

(possibilities for seperat rooms for informal discussions/gatherings)

01.30 Closing-time

SUNDAY 12.JANUARY

11.00

FIGHT yourself awake Frederikke-plass

Tavern opens

12.00

BLOOD-KNOT «NORDIC LIVE IN THE FUTURE» (2 h) Aud 1

Danse-course B) (3 h) Aud 3

14.00 Cleaning-hour

15.00 SPECIAL KNOTS

The structures of plot (2 h - seminar) Aud 2

Organizing : structure and the meaning of it Aud 3

Soldiers on larp (debate) Aud 4

(How to deal with media)

(Make-up)

16.30 LAST PRESENTATIONS OF LRPs (Make it short!) Foajeen

17.00 Closing seremony Foajeen/Aud 1

Cleaning

More discussions for those who never get tired!